Mile 243 Report
Wecoma Beach, Lincoln City
April 7, 2024
Significant changes specifically at NW 30th Street in front of Surftides Motel with exposed slabs, large rocks, gravel fields and huge boulders where only flat sand was before.
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Significant changes specifically at NW 30th Street in front of Surftides Motel with exposed slabs, large rocks, gravel fields and huge boulders where only flat sand was before. Most significant change I've seen in over 8 years. We survived another Spring Break and the beach was surprisingly clean and free of the normal trash but others may have cleaned before me.
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 96. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 96. Other Activities: Three separate camp fires near the NW 15th St Access, Lincoln City.
Concerns
Fire
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 11.
Driftline Content
Small rocks.
Natural Changes
Significant rocks and gravel exposed/deposited at NW 30th in front of Surftides Motel, Lincoln City. Some huge (4'-8') rocks where there were no rocks before. Some have been washed back but some remain after almost 2 weeks. And, last 2 weeks, large slabs of rock were exposed at the tide line closer to bank than I've seen in over 8 years. Sand level is about 6' lower and exposing steps and borders at the cliff that had been covered before.
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